Sadet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sadet is a noun meaning A type of spiritual leader or witch doctor among the Jarai people of Southeast Asia.
Meaning
A type of spiritual leader or witch doctor among the Jarai people of Southeast Asia.
Example Sentences
At Cêo-Rêo, not far from Buon Choah, are located the villages of those enigmatic personages, the Sadets, of Fire and Water, whose fearsome reputation is widespread throughout Indo-China.
The sadete who is most feared is the fire sadete, known especially by the savages of the Assamese slope; the water sadete exercises a less perceptible sway over the Laotian slope; the power of the wind sadete seems insignificant.
Word Forms
- sadets
- sadete
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include piai, leyak, pawang, bomoh, pedanda, balian.
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